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Book SynopsisWhen one of those irritating self-help books actually gets it right, then unnatural and worrying times are just around the corner . . .
While the rest of the country is joining the new HappinessTM cult, Edwin (the wiry, grey-suited, low-level editor at US publisher Panderic Press) is in trouble. A cartel of drug, alcohol, tobacco and drug-rehab bosses have a contract out on him.
It's all the fault of the mysterious Tupac Soiree, and his book What I Learned on the Mountain. But who is Tupac? And how can Edwin stop the world from succumbing to this plague of HappinessTM?
Will Ferguson has created a comic masterpiece, a brutal satire of modern times.
Trade ReviewA brilliant parody . . . bright and very funny * * Mail on Sunday * *
A sizzling satire on self-help culture -- Daily Mail
Will Ferguson's talent as a satirist is to be treasured. His wit enlivens every page, and what starts as an amusing book about publishing expands into a glorious romp though modern life * * Literary Review * *
A gleeful satire on the self-help industry and a must-read -- JONATHAN COE
Will Ferguson is a very gifted writer -- BILL BRYSON
HappinessTM is a wonderfully assured, gleefully twisted and deeply irreligious satire which manages to be as moving as it is funny -- CHARLIE HILL * * Independent on Sunday * *
A shrewd and often hilarious examination of contemporary mores, anxieties and desires. And it loudly proves the points that laughter is probably the best therapy we are likely to get -- Scotland on Sunday
Aduous Huxley meets Carl Hiaasen (as a blurb-writer at Panderic Press might say) * * Independent * *
